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Great Britain’s electricity on Monday 12 June 2023

On Monday 12 June, demand averaged 27.8 GW. Renewables supplied 22%.

27.8GW AVERAGEWind3.27 GW11%Hydro0.11 GW0%Biomass0.67 GW2%Solar2.94 GW10%Gas12.74 GW44%Coal0.23 GW1%Imports5.35 GW19%Nuclear3.44 GW12%27.8GW AVERAGE11%10%44%19%12%
Price
£123.66/MWh
Day average £123.66
Demand27.8GW
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4
Fossil fuels44%
Renewables22%
Other33%
Carbon intensityHigh
215g/kWh
0Day average 215300
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Key moments

On Monday 12 June 2023, gas supplied 44% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 12%. Demand peaked at 34.0 GW at 12:35. Carbon intensity averaged 215 g/kWh and the price £123.66/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 5.8 GW at 21:30. Solar generation peaked at 8.4 GW at 13:00. Carbon intensity was lowest at 14:30 (182 g/kWh) and highest at 23:30 (237 g/kWh). The wholesale price ranged from £87.11/MWh at 02:30 to £154.87/MWh at 19:00. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 36% across 2023.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 2.9410.2%Wind 3.2711.4%Gas 12.7444.3%Hydro 0.110.4%Biomass 0.672.3%Nuclear 3.4411.9%Coal 0.230.8%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 27.8avgGeneration 23.4avgTransfers 4.4avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand34.0GW · 12:35
Low 19.0 · 05:00Avg 27.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain84%of demand
Generation 23.4Transfers 4.4 GW
Net imports106GWh
In
127 Out
22
Zero-carbon share42%of generation
Nuclear 15%Hydro 0%Wind 14%Solar 13%

Transfers · Mon 12 Jun

Interconnectors and storage

On Monday 12 June 2023, Great Britain imported 127 GWh and exported 22 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (68 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (22 GWh).

All interconnectors

Mon 12 Jun
Imported
127GWh
Exported
22GWh
Net in
106GWh
Average net flow
4.41GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.90GWImporting

In 21.6 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average2.84GWImporting

In 68.1 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.90GWExporting

In 0.0 GWhOut 21.6 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.86GWImporting

In 20.7 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.72GWImporting

In 17.2 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.02GWPumping

Generated 0.9 GWhPumped 1.3 GWh

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